sugars and boogers

You guys, I just finished this sweet baby girl quilt just in time for the first snowfall of the year.

Isn’t it delish? Sort of bohemian gypsy meets country girl.

I’ve had this fabric in my stash for a couple of years and finally got around to using it. It took me a while to settle on a design because I just couldn’t bring myself to cut into that middle fabric with the dear and birds.

Some fabric just shouldn’t be cut up, you know!?

Once I got it all pieced I had to decide how to quilt it. I was originally thinking about a free-motion flower design, but as usual, I opted for something a little more modern and went with a simple lattice pattern.

For the backing I chose a solid brown bordered with a teal binding.

It is 49 x 39 inches, quilted with Warm and Natural Cotton batting. Simple and sweet!  $150

What is it about pretty quilts that makes my heart swoon? Without a doubt I could sew all day long if it meant I got to look at beautiful fabric constantly. There’s just something about piecing florals and geometrics together, getting that crisp edge pressed, seeing a new quilt take shape that invigorates me. I’m in love…I’m in love with quilting. And when you see my most recent quilt you’ll be in love too.

I’ll take any excuse I can get to sew so when my friend Jil contacted me about making a quilt for the arrival of her new baby girl I was thrilled. We immediately got to work picking fabrics. Thankfully, Pinterest and Hawthorne Threads made choosing a breeze. It didn’t hurt that Jil has incredible taste; the fabrics she picked were awesome and worked so well together with the herringbone design she wanted.

I started piecing and placing fabric for the design.

Pinned it, squared it up and quilted it.

And for as much seam ripping as I had to do (and let’s be honest, it was a lot. This mother was a tricky one and I’m still not that great at accuracy with my sewing) it turned out beautifully. Not perfect, but beautiful.

You’re in love aren’t you? I knew it.

And of course, I just had to throw in a baby doll quilt made from the leftovers.

And if you fell in love with the quilt, you should see sweet baby L. She’s a real beauty!

Fabrics used:
AGF Studio – Minimalista – Optical in Turquoise
Kathy Hall – Downton Abbey – Sybil’s Tapestry in Manor
Pat Bravo – Oval Elements – Oval Elements in Sweet Pea
Rashida Coleman Hale – Koi Canvas – Pennants Waving – Canvas in Wave
Camelot Cottons House Designer – Iconic – Mod Weave in Pink
P & B Textiles House Designer – Always Blooming – Etched Roses in Blue
Pat Bravo – Summerlove – Naivety in Berry
Pat Bravo – Summerlove – Daydreaming in Sunshine
Rae Hoekstra – Lotus Pond – Meadow Blossoms White
Bari J. Ackerman – Emmy Grace – Floral Floats Fresh
Art Gallery – Littlest – Tenderness Grey

Big Brother jumped in front of the camera for an impromptu photo shoot. He was hamming it up most of the time but I managed to get this pretty great shot. He’s a looker!